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SAMA-IT-GOVERNANCE

SAMA IT Governance Framework

SAMA IT Governance Framework (الدليل التنظيمي لحوكمة تقنية المعلومات)

Overview

SAMA IT Governance Framework (الدليل التنظيمي لحوكمة تقنية المعلومات)

Framework Domains (4)

This framework is organized into 4 domain(s) covering 35 controls total.

Domain 1: IT Governance and Leadership

9 controls in this domain

Establishes the governance structure, strategy, policies, roles, regulatory compliance, audit, training, and performance management for IT within the financial institution.

Domain 2: IT Risk Management

4 controls in this domain

Covers the identification, analysis, treatment, reporting, and monitoring of IT risks within the financial institution.

Domain 3: Operations Management

11 controls in this domain

Governs IT asset management, service levels, availability, data centres, networks, batch processing, incident management, problem management, backup, and virtualisation for the financial institution.

Domain 4: System Change Management

11 controls in this domain

Governs system change governance, requirements, acquisition, development, testing, security, release, configuration, patch management, project management, and quality assurance.

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